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03-03-2021, 03:27 AMJust started poking around on the local steel house's website as I'm taking down notes for my next material run and ran into a decision to make. ...0 replies | 0 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 03:07 AMSpruewell replied to a thread new member need help on micro-machining design. forces involved. in CNC MachiningI wonder what organic compound this fruit was raised on. How is it helping people to unload some machine on them that has no parts support or...109 replies | 3433 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 02:56 AMDubbleTrubble replied to a thread WANTED: Good quality small(ish) lathe. 12x24 - 13x40 etc... in Machinery for Sale or WantedMy first post her on Practical Machinist. I just had to say, "I agree" That Chipmaster is a pretty good looking rig.29 replies | 1640 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 02:52 AMHi Tien, The thread is 40 posts long, and the first posts include links to websites that have changed in the past decades. There are also many...66 replies | 8688 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 02:52 AMcompletely naturally. why do you ask, do you have to put a lot of effort into it?820 replies | 27389 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 02:49 AMok then, let's have your definition, as you seem to have one. i bet you will not produce it, just like the answers to the questions put to you...820 replies | 27389 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 02:43 AMrubrand replied to a thread Series 1 Erskine controller diagram ? in Bridgeport and Hardinge Mills and LathesHello Clive, even though this thread is already very old, I hope for your help. My name is Rudolf, I am from Austria and I am in the same...4 replies | 2140 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 02:13 AMNot a grinder aficionado by any means... will you regret losing capacity? Certainly. Will it matter? Probably once in a while... That said,...8 replies | 527 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 02:07 AMHello Bob, What gets my goat, is when some who purport to know a bit, make a reply on the Forum in such an authoritative manner, that a newbie, such...82 replies | 3734 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 02:05 AMif trump caught it, why did he get vaccinated in january? you also believe he took hydrocychloroquin like he claimed?820 replies | 27389 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 02:01 AMhend.engineering started a thread Fanuc Oi-TC soft travel limits (2005 Colchester Multiturn 1000) in CNC MachiningHi, New to Fanuc, having come from a 1990s Haas milling machine, and now feel like a complete fish out of water again. Just bought a 2005...0 replies | 65 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 02:01 AMno augustine plagues happened. the antonine plagues did, be it some 200 years after augustus died...... not a diversion, just proof that he does...820 replies | 27389 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 01:53 AMThe 1940 lathe was converted to an inch-metric machine when it was owned by Ferranti. The compound and carriage dials were both replaced with units...8 replies | 364 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 01:50 AMLook for a Wohlhaupter UK4 then, Bruce ! As for the D-Bit tool, yes, that's the thread I post a link to. Didn't you see it ? If you decide...66 replies | 8688 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 01:50 AMSomething else to do when you swap the bolts is to get all the bolts in hand tight, then put some pressure on the jack to raise the head up in the...36 replies | 1826 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 01:47 AMthermite replied to a thread Strategy question: leave the area under the headstock alone? Or scrape everything? in Machine Reconditioning, Scraping and InspectionSurely. And why not goal for it? You didn't choose to start with a white-bread Logan, SB, nor Rockwell. But if you do NOT start with the "leg...23 replies | 1519 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 01:39 AMCal. Thank you for that information. I now have two cvs contacts in the uk and possibly a third thanks to you. Thermite. Although I think I can make...12 replies | 737 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 01:34 AMThese guys have them and can also make longer than 12" A 1/2 drive 1 7/16 looks like about $60. Scroll down past custom order form for a list of...2 replies | 119 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 01:33 AMI had faced the same decision on my first metal lathe. A HLV-H or 10ee. At the same time the Sharp name was considered too. If I was buying new...2 replies | 93 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 01:20 AM"Nice used HLV-H" as needs no work done to it is already in a hidey-hole only you know where to find? One MIGHT go for it? But with ten years...2 replies | 93 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 01:04 AMI've seen them on websites before, but can't put my mouse on it right now. But yeah, they are basically steel tube welded to a socket and a drive...2 replies | 119 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 01:02 AMHey folks! Been a while. I got real busy with actual machining and stopped talking about it. :) So, got a one-man shop up and running, machine...2 replies | 93 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 12:55 AMFor me it would be simple, buy the J&S and have both machines for a while, then decide, That gets you past the need for an immediate decision, past...8 replies | 527 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 12:55 AMHi. I use a torque wrench to tightening the bolts to the head so there should be no problems. if I fix the the quill and it go easy. Would I need...8 replies | 853 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 12:45 AMthermite replied to a thread Video : Tour of the Cazaneuve factory in France in Manufacturing in America and EuropeI'm sure you have noticed that with few exceptions, that is because there no longer NEEDS to be. "paradigm shift", if you will. "Old skewl -...8 replies | 567 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 12:37 AMbigwave replied to a thread Restoring BP ways and spindle bearings? - Cost and Effort? in Bridgeport and Hardinge Mills and LathesThanks for the reply. In reading a bit more in this forum and others, it seems a steep hill to climb and not worth considering restoring the ways...2 replies | 361 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 12:37 AMIt should be counter-clockwise to disengage the feed. -Bear5 replies | 372 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 12:33 AMVancbiker replied to a thread backlash comp parameters for 1997 Daewoo Puma Mitsubishi Meldas 500 controller in CNC MachiningShould be 2011 for backlash at rapid and 2012 for backlash at feedrate.1 replies | 163 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 12:33 AMI'm working on restoring a 100+ year old Century repulsion start motor and I find myself in need of a 1-7/16" socket with at least 7 inches of bolt...2 replies | 119 view(s)
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03-03-2021, 12:24 AMGrade 5 it is. Thank you Rob.36 replies | 1826 view(s)